It's a Girl!!!!

It's official...We found out late yesterday afternoon that we're having a beautiful baby girl!! Look out world here comes mini-me!!
Ray's still trying to figure how he'll live with two of me...
The most important thing is we saw all 10 toes and all 10 fingers and everything looks perfectly normal! She's got some big hands...I can't wait to put a basketball in them!!

I'll post some more belly shots as it gets bigger but here's a few for now to tide you over.
We can't wait for her arrival on June 8th!!!

The anticipation is killing me...

Not much new to report on this week aside from being ready for our ultrasound appointment tomorrow (Thursday 1/24) to find out what we're having. The anticipation is killing me. It's pretty much all I can think about.
My appetite is starting to pick up a bit...I was wondering when that would happen. For those of you that are wondering pickles have definitely entered the scene.
I'm still working on getting some pictures of the belly posted. Ray's off this evening so I'll try to get that accomplished tonight. I'm growing out of my first pair of maternity jeans and have discovered today that my bra can no longer contain my new found friends...
I'll keep this short and sweet as I'm sure I'll be posting again on Friday morning to let you all know what we found out.
For those of you wondering Ray is still recovering from the Packers loss on Sunday.
Ultrasound is tomorrow at 4:00 PM...stay tuned!!!

Packers Rule...There I Said It!

So much to my dismay my Seahawks didn't show up to play on Saturday and now I must listen to Ray go on and on about Brett Favre and how good his Packers are. Hence the headline of this post. I promised I would not only put my money where my mouth is but that I would post on our next blog about how much his Packers rule!!! There it's over now. We're moving right along...We'll get em next year!!
My best friend Tamera and her son Spencer came over yesterday and we baked a Peanut Butter and Jelly Cheesecake and decided to soak up some of the sunshine that was out in abundance at the park down the street from our place. We couldn't pass up the opportunity as I don't think we've seen the sun at all over the past few months. There is a park just two blocks down from our house we decided to check out. All I kept thinking about was how great it's going to be to just pack up baby and head down with the stroller to the park. It's official...the baby is in every one of our thoughts. We played at the park and then strolled through Redmond Town Center for a bit. It was great to get out and get some fresh air! Oh yeah and by the way...the Cheesecake is to die for!!! Baby likes cheesecake...
Officially I am 19 weeks along now and we're just about half way there...Only 147 days to go!! I can't believe how fast it's going. I'm going to take some pictures of the belly this week and post them so you can all see the bump. So far I've gained about 12 pounds and seems as if most of that is boobs! There are some perks to this whole pregnancy thing. I guess the baby is about the size of tomato now and is beginning to hear and recognize my voice.
We can't wait for next Thursday (24th) to find out what we've got growing inside. We're still feeling like it's a boy but we'll find out soon enough.
Not much else new to report on this week so I'll wrap this up.
Go Packers!!! (We're even now Ray...)

Life is 'suite' at the Seahawks game!!!

Not much new to report on this week. The highlight of our week was going to the Seahawks playoff game on Saturday vs. the Redskins. For those of you that are lucky enough to let me bore you with my work life you may remember me talking about Qwest quite a bit the past year or so and having to make a few trips to Denver to meet with them. Well...I got a call from my account manager at Qwest on Wednesday asking if I wanted two tickets to the game...let me rephrase that he offered me two tickets to sit in their Suite at the game!!! Needless to say Ray and I both managed to clear our schedules to make it happen. We had a great time...it's nice when everything is paid for and you get to eat whatever you like!! To make the day even sweeter the Seahawks won!!! The stadium was so loud you could feel the rumbling for hours after we left the stadium. Now on to Green Bay...Ray and I are having some slight differences regarding the outcome of that game. GO SEAHAWKS...kill the Packers!!! Sorry Ray your Packers are going down!!!!



Tonight we've got a party at Ray's work to attend and then it will be work, work and more work for the rest of the week.



We're 18 weeks along now and I should be feeling some action soon in the belly. I can't tell you how excited we are to find out what we've got cooking inside the oven. My energy is up and have actually gotten back on the treadmill to get some cardio. Up until recently I haven't had enough energy to even think about the treadmill. One craving I've been having the past week is Macaroni and Cheese and Creme Brulee from Whole Foods...oh why does there have to be a Whole Foods so close to both work and home...At least I've got the treadmill to counter balance some of it now. :)



Wishing you all our best!!

Happy New Year!!!

So here we are in 2008...time flies when you're having fun. I still can't believe Christmas has come and gone already. My New Year's Eve was quite different than years in the past...no loud music and no liquor. Being pregnant really puts a damper on the festivities. Unfortunately Ray had to work late that night so we'll have to tear it up together next year...if we can find a sitter...Life is never going to be the same. I can't wait!!!
This is the first year I haven't made any resolutions...I could say I'm going to quit biting my nails again but it never seems to happen. Maybe this year I'll really really try...the prenatal vitamins should help me out with that. I'd love to have finger nails when we get married. I think my resolution should be to just make it through the year. It's going to be a wild one.
Speaking of getting married...Looks like we need to change our original March 8th plan as my best friend and her husband wouldn't be able to make it that weekend in Vegas. So it looks like we're back to the drawing board. To be honest it may not hapen until after the baby comes and life is settled down a bit. Who am I kidding? Life after the baby will never be settled down. Anyways...wedding plans on hold until we can figure out a plan of attack.
Aside from being really tired this past weekend I've been feeling good lately and am enjoying this new found energy I'm having during this second trimester. The books said this time would come and I'm enjoying every second of it. Before I know it we'll be at the 8 month mark and I'll be dying to get this baby out of me. I'm officially at 17 weeks now. According to the books I'm reading the baby is about 5 inches long now. I should be feeling some movement soon. In fact truth be known on New Years Eve I thought I might have felt something like a light fluttering in my belly. One of my books said it could also just be gas...
We find out January 24th if we're having a boy or a girl. Ray and I are both feeling like it's a boy but we'll know for sure in just a few short weeks. If we have a boy we've decided to name him Jace Charles and if we have a girl we're going with Madison Cheyenne. Of course we could change our minds but that's what we're going with for now. I'll take whatever God gives us and just pray for a healthy baby...boy or girl.
We are looking forward to everything 2008 will bring us...most of all this beautiful baby growing inside me. We are so thankful for having such loving and caring families and friends to join us along this journey.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."